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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

1055 AM MST TUE AUG 23 2005



AZC023-231930-

SANTA CRUZ AZ-

1055 AM MST TUE AUG 23 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1230 PM MST(130 PM MDT) FOR

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY...



AT 1055 AM MST...THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE OVER 

THE EASTERN HALF OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW FROM 

1.00 TO 2.00 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS. EXPECT 

SIGNIFICANT RISES IN CREEKS AND WASHES OVER EASTERN SANTA CRUZ 

COUNTY.  THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WARNED AREA 

DURING THE NEXT 2 HOURS.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

SONOITA...CANELO AND ELGIN.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



LAT...LON 3149 11115 3128 11046 3173 11046 3172 11115



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